IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 Help

Working with Background Tasks

Introduction

When lengthy tasks are running, for example, search and replace, VCS update, etc., IntelliJ IDEA displays the
progress bar. You can bring execution of such tasks to the background by clicking the
Background button.

However, when a task of a certain type is brought to the background, you can still view its progress.

Viewing background tasks

To view tasks running in the background, do one of the following

As a result, the Background Tasks manager opens, showing all the tasks that are
currently running in the background. You can review their progress, and if necessary, cancel the unnecessary
tasks by clicking .

When the Auto Show command is checked, the Background Tasks manager opens
automatically every time a task is launched in the background.